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Archaeologist, outdoorsy and friendly.
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Setting is where a scene takes place, eg. inside a house.
Would building is where the story exists, eg. Medieval England.
These are two of my foundations for a story. My advice is, when it comes to the two, is ask myself questions. And come up with answers. So the world the story exists in, would influence what is found inside the house. For example-...
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Rhys coughed as he pushed himself up. The acrid smell from the burning wood and crater made him cover his nose. He walked cautiously towards the crater. The stench unbearable, he held a red and white tissue from his pocket up to his face and covered his nose and mouth. The head stung his eyes as he peered over the damage.
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A falcon that flew above let out a squawk, warning of danger. It looked down at Rhys and screeched at him to move, as the bird was doing. Wondering what was going through this hairless mammal’s head.
Rhys was more panicky about getting his photo. He does not want to mis it. That is when it got closer. It burned like magnesium over a flame as it burst... -
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The sun has a partner today. Something shone like a second celestial body in the daylight. A bright yellow flash streaked across the sky as Rhys looked up at the falling object. It was rapid and coming in. He jolted upright and stood from the spot on the hill he was sitting, clambering to his feet. The object grew closer and so did his panic.
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This is quite useful. Setting as I mentioned before, is key for worldbuilding. Making it sound convincing seems to be a challenge. But gets easier with practice.
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He creeps forward, his shoes clapping across the concrete slabs. He steps in a small puddle and a light splash is heard. Sending little droplets onto his jeans. He can see the man more clearly, his fingers are yellow from years of heavy smoking as well as his teeth as he got a closer look. The man had bloodshot eyes and smelled of more than just...
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What kind of car is that? He looks down the road and the outline of the car is obscured by the bright headlights that fill up the dark streets. It was late, very late. Later than what he usually got back at. The wind has picked up, he feels it brush lightly across his cheeks. The trees wave politely towards the oncoming vehicle.
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Overhead my ears are filled with the lively chirping of birds and they swoosh and fly out in front and over the water. Dancing with their reflection before landing on a branch further forward with bright glee.
I walk further slong the path, the route now bending to the left into the wooded picture.
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Outdoor Walk (1/2)
The gravel stone crunches beneath my boots as I enter through the red brick wall. The curving mouth of it comes to a complete stop as it bends into the shape more like a start of a roller coaster. It is covered in musty moss and crisp vines.
On my right is a flower bed including dandelions gently sloping down towards a fast flowing... -
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Prefer the second, as it appeals to all the senses and adds many extra details to the scene. Doesn't just list a series of sights.
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I tend to be quite detailed, or as detailed as I can. I like mentioning incidental details. I ask myself, is a scene night or day? Indoors or outdoors? Etc.
I want the reader to feel like they are there with the characters. The sights, sounds, colours and smells can all enrich a place. They can be used to flatter, or be ugly. Or be anywhere in between. I... -
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She was told, by the previous holder, her wit and quick thinking, and ability to learn and communicate, made her a perfect candidate for taking over. Her research encouraged them to take her on when he passed away due to ill health.
She didn’t move with a strut, instead her demeanour was upright and shoulders back, she could turn heads in a room just... -
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Alicia was slightly smaller than her assistant, by just a couple of inches. Though she was quite tall, standing probably around six foot. When did she last measure her heigh? It was probably back in university. A lifetime ago, despite only being in her mid-thirties, she sported a slender, but very athletic build. Her muscles developed over years of...
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My character, while not really having physical imperfections, is in shape because of how active there job is, while this is sometimes helpful it isn't everything about them. They tend to use their mind and communication skills to solve their problems to better effect. Though they are still able to lead, they often have to deal with the stresses and demands of...
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Indiana Jones:
Indiana panted as the wheels of his bike bounced along the dirt pathway. It wasn't remarkable, or easy, it was full of jagged rocks and holes from animal burrows. He reflected back to how he acquired it. It wasn't a special bike, I'll suited for the terrain. But a Nazi soldier was circling along, looking back and shouting for his comrade.
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The planet is currently experiencing a simultaneous period of global warming in the short term and global cooling in the long term. The ozone layer, taking a weighty gut punch. Agriculture may become extinct on the planet if this continues.
This will spell disaster for the inhabitants. And could echo across the galaxy.
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The brown rocks, a result of hundreds previous activity in the region two hundred and fifty million years ago. It formed the Ragnarok lava beds. The difference is, these beds took a long time, small in the geological and minute in the cosmological. But humans only live for eighty to ninety years. A mere blink of the eye in the galactic...
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Part 1
Loki Prime
Destruction slides down the mountain. The landscape on Mount Trepidation, alite as a fiery inferno. Of all the planets on this side of the Milky Way, why is Alicia Wallace, Doctor, team leader and lecturer, at this hellscape. The funding, the research potential, she clenches her eyes shut, before snapping them open.
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The take away I get from this exercise is that we should know when it is appropriate to use these tools and how often. We need to flesh things out so the reader can picture something for themselves.
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-The cat paws the big shoe, not like the shoe of the other person that feeds her, Tom feels this, towers over her, grinning like a Cheshire Cat.
-Both of their faces are masked in mud after falling down the hill. She reaches into her pocket, one wipe left, and hands it to her friend.
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1). Show don't tell, skill of a writer can make or break a good description. It conveys what the author is trying to say clearly.
2). This depends on three things for me- 1). The skill of the writer. 2). The type of book I'm reading. 3). Does it add anything to the plot/ settings/ characters.
3). "The heat of the lava caused the metal instruments to...
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I wrote one of the opening paragraph's of a book I'm trying to write. It starts in the future on another planet. Though the descriptions of the planet are similar to Earth, I used the show don't tell of the current event unfolding, such as "The heat of the lava caused the metal instruments to bubble. Every time the geologists tried to pick the equipment, their...
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I write quite a bit to do with my work, but I also have an active imagination as well, also necessary for my line of work. I feel like this can be a good platform to start from.
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I like to write and hope to develop and improve my writing skills and refresh what I need.
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In 1902, Mount Pelée on the Caribbean island of Martinique was an eruption of a stratovolcano that lasted for three years from 23 April 1902 to 5 October 1905 and became the deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th century. This number is approximately 29,000 people dead overall. Most died when a pyroclastic surge swept down the mountain.
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He went against the established paradigm of 20th century Geology, uniformitarianism, where events take a long, slow period of time for something to form. He proposed a form of catastrophe, which went against prevailing scientific discourse.
It is very hard to fight established ideas and narratives. He was seen as an outsider.
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The 2004 Sumatra (Indian Ocean) occurred along a convergent plate boundary in the Sundra trench. Where the Indian plate of the Indo- Australian Plate subducting under the Burma plate. This is a minor or micro plate. This is a reverse fault.
It had a strength of 9.1 magnitude occurring 18.6 miles (30km) under the ocean floor. This movement caused a rupture... -
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There are no earthquakes being felt in the UK, the closest by the looks of things is Greece, but that is too far away.
The earthquakes recorded are all happening on or near geological fault lines.
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I currently live in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, most of these do not take place on an 'extreme' scale in this day and age.
The last major flooding that took place in 2007 which was the result of higher than normal rainfall, with a much larger flood in 1864 which was actually caused more by a dam structurally failing.
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We have a capacity to contribute greatly to a future geologically extreme event. We can certainly drive changes quicker than what is otherwise normal, when events naturally move slowly. Will we see it?
We also have the capacity to fo something about it. But it requires more than just individuals doing their part in helping. Humanity needs collective... -
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I would expect the word 'extreme' to be something to evoke something that is rare. Like a Supervolcano or EF5 tornado.
Though, I'm afraid I don't agree natural events are extreme, rare yes. But the extremity of a 'natural disaster' is dependent on the cost to humanity. Be it physical, natural or financial.
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Just want to say thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed this in depth and comprehensive course. Very detailed and I now know so much about a topic. I'd be interested to find out about other nations notions of entertainment around this time. Or earlier.
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Thank you for this course it was really good. I have been looking for something like this since my history teacher (now many years ago) introduced us to PIE in class lessons. As an archaeologist, I was always aware of the spread of PIE in the background of my discipline, but never really understood the languages or how they were spoken, until now. It has tied...
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This course has so far been incredibly useful in understanding ancient languages as it helps, as an archaeologist, understand the physical remains left behind better.
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I used to know a couple of other languages, enough at least to get by while excavating abroad. I learned Hungarian was separate from Indo- European. I for some reason, had no trouble picking up the language, my co- workers however did not. I also learned a bit of Bulgarian and Romanian, which is where I learned their origins. Though I have mostly forgotten...
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One thing that is interesting, is that I already know Hungarian and Finnish are not mentioned, because they are not part of the Indo- European language family. Just because they are spoken in Europe, doesn't mean all languages come from the same family. Instead they actually belong to the Finno- Ugric group of the Uralic family tree. I found this out years...
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I have not had the pleasure, but it looks nice there.
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As an archaeologist, I have some prior knowledge of ancient language spread, however, I am by no means an expert and this should hopefully inform why languages spread and evolved.
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1).I would like to think of myself as willing to do the 'real tennis' sport.
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1). The Field of Cloth and Gold achieved its aims, albeit only temporarily. Hostilities are complex affairs and have many reasons for happening, the fault isn't really entirely down to an event with very high ambitions.
2). Olympics is probably the closest, though it isn't 'political' as a main feature, though countries do like to show off their star athletes... -
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1), 2) and 3).People are kept fit and healthy and can improve their defence and posture. People know how to defend themselves, but the type of martial art is important. As not all help. Judo is a good one that teaches realistic self defence moves. Though other forms, like jousting offer more social benefits and health benefits than actually having a use. Each...
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1). Sport is still divided by social barriers. But it would appear in my own opinion to be diminishing. Raw talent counts for more than having contacts in the game these days. Though the sport itself in question might have something to do with this. There are still elite sports out there.
2). What you can afford. It costs nothing other than a few pounds to... -
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It's still a leisure activity for most, providing a social outlet. Some top athletes earn a lot of money.
Can't think of any places where sports have taken place off the top of my head, though did see an Roman amphitheatre abroad.
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1. I would feel honoured and privileged to have been invited. I only know how to do bowls, but would attempt at least once their game of tennis.
2. My own gym, ten pin bowling alley, cinema and rugby/ football pitch.
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To define an elite sport, we need to establish what it is. If it is cost of equipment and maintaining equipment, then some examples would be rowing, F1, polo and horse riding.
However, in the UK football, rugby and cricket are a few examples of sport played across all levels. But if we were to count professional sport as elite, which it can be, then the cost... -
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1. Stirring a feeling of justification and carrying out God's work, he calls them "elect"- God's chosen few, "divine providence"- God's will while also denouncing the religious reformers as "heretics"- non established religion.
2. Describing them as separate entities, rather than one kingdom, "boreal"- north and "austral"- south as being a struggle for ages.... -
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I love how rich and amazing the city is in its history. It obviously dates from before the late middle ages, having got some of fantastic archaeological preservation with Vikings and Romans before them. But evidence suggests settlement goes back to the Mesolithic.
It is also home to a lot of still standing landmarks built during the medieval era. The... -
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I currently live in Yorkshire, but have visited York many times. I work in archaeology, but hope this course gives me deeper understanding of the city.
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1. Engaging.
2. None, all steps were detailed and explained clearly.
3. All of it was rich and varied.
4. I feel it added to strengthening and building on knowledge I already had.Thank you again, felt like a journey.
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I've done a number of community programs in my spare time either through work or volunteering. These often involve teaching young people about our heritage and are always very enthusiastic. Some know about the discipline in depth and they are a pleasure to teach. I would say my time in community work has been hugely beneficial. As it gets youngsters interested...
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1. WW1 Trench
2. Gun emplacement.
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I don't have any off the top of my head where I am from. But Orkney has some fine examples of dry stone walls on the landscape. It is good because not only are sites preserved due to the type of stone needed, as it can be broken to the size you want it. As dry stone walling needs to fit perfectly.
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1. Fish trap.
2. Wooden bee hives.
3. Cow bells.
4. Horseshoe.
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Wheat 1C
Peas 2A
Fava Beans 3E
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5). Dendrochronology.
4). Thermoluminescence.
3). OSL.
2). Radiocarbon (C14).
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Image 1 - Fortified settlement (hillfort see topography of the landscape) with terraces. Not sure but there are other things there. Possibly enclosure ditches?
Image 2- Cultivation: a, g, s, t. Animal husbandry: f. Production: b, k, i, n. Mining: e, j. Forestry: h, q? Earthwork terracing?: c. Building construction: l. Change in landscape: r.
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1). Ploughing (carucate), hay stacking (meadowland) and woodland for animals feeding.
2). Church, worship.
3). Oxen, pigs and sheep.
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I had to google definitions in the Italian images as it is not my first language.
Image 1- Pozzo buono- Good well, since there is a body of water nearby it must of been useful for extracting water. Valli grande would be a large embankment.
Image 2- I spotted another Pozzo place, likely another well. Didn't get any of the others as it is hard to...
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There are many examples across the UK of place names relating to their function in the landscape or even a notable natural feature in the landscape. The often show the extent of influence a group currently has over the land, or even their long lasting impact that the name is still in use today. I have made my examples more closer to Scotland, as the list...
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Image 2 cont.- There is a forest now where there was once farmland. They are using Common land for grazing and tending to animals, processing the animal skin? There is a well, they are using timber to construct the houses, picking fruit from a tree, using the stone from the quarry for the church.
Think that's everything.
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This one was easy. I'll start with the chronology. The second image is chronologically later, due to the buildings (Image 1 is Roman and Image 2 is Medieval), land use and buildings (ie the castle? (maybe just a walled settlement?), land clearance for farming is more ridge and furrow).
Image 1- They tend to focus on using the flatter terrain for their...
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There are six listed in the UK, it's interesting to note there are more UNESCO World Heritage sites in the country. But they fall into other categories. Tbh my homeland Scotland has but one, Scotland and I haven't been to visit it. As much as I would like.
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Hello, I am a long time user of the Futurelearn site and professional archaeologist. I am always inspired to lean about archaeology and take this as an opportunity to better understand how we can look at historic landscapes in other countries.
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One site I have looked at recently is Skara Brae. I have the added experience of having visited it, so I can see on the ground what might be limited by satellite images.
The time slider doesn't show erosion taking place, but it is a site of immense archaeological importance, at least in the British Isles and has a close proximity to the sea. With rising sea... -
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This was really good. The archaeology was easy to spot. I most of the damage and threats. I saw the first figure and noticed it improved then regressed. Will admit wasn't sure why until the mention of sites being bombed during war.
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Figure 1). There are multiple kites in the landscape and are easy to see. They look like 'arrows' or 'trousers'. Some seem to overlap others.
Figure 2). The kite is visible and is in a similar shape to the kite's in figure 1, there appears, like the first figure, to have circular features at the ends and corners.
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First picture shows ploughing over an archaeological area.
Second is modern development encroaching onto an area of interest.
Third is illegal looting through digging pits.
Fourth is mining activity.
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74.14 metres.
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Done. Got the co- ordinates:
Great Pyramid of Giza: 29.58'45 N, 31.08.03 E
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Each figure is an image getting closer to an image.
Figure 1 is a shot of the Earth from space. We can see most of Europe is covered by cloud, except Iberian Peninsula, France and Britain. North Africa and the Middle East are the most visible. We can see parts continents, major oceans and seas. We see deserts and vegetated areas. No man made structures are... -
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Hello, not much to say other than I am an archaeologist and hoping to get to know more about remote sensing within archaeology and how it helps in preservation. I am looking forward to being part of this course.
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Hello, this sounds like an interesting topic and cannot wait to get stuck in.
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1). Books.
2). DVD's.
3). Laptop.
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Hard to pick something that has not already been mentioned. But I would like to know if we could find out about the age, sex, height, diet, place of origin and health of the individual using the techniques such as isotope analysis and C.14 dating with the evidence we have if possible.
I would also like to find out if this practice of putting a cremation... -
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Analytical, achiever and archaeologist.
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1). Forts.
2). "Perhaps because these fortifications provided not only administrative prerogatives but also fiscal advantages, they were chosen as residences by people linked to power." (Step 3.5).
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Quite interesting, did not know what the writing said in the previous step that is pressed onto the plate.
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1). I think the material is bronze due to the green colour appearing around the edge.
2). Nine figures. Arranged parallel to each other. There is King Agilulf in the middle on a throne and footstool. Flanked by two soldiers on either side. Two winged Victory with a sign and cornucopia. Next to one is a figure with their arms out and not smiling. On the other... -
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1). Educational
2). Step 1.5 (but it was useful).
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I have enjoyed another week of the course.
I was aware that living conditions could impact health and this can be evident in the skeletal remains.
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Answers:
1). Was largely produced and exported from North Africa (map shows Egypt and Tunisia (known as Carthage)). Map also shows modern Romania (think it was Dacia at the time) and Sicily.
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While I was aware climate could be looked at as a factor in driving human activity I was not sure how it related to the early medieval period. I know more now after the first week, as to how it drove these societies to take the actions that helped shape events that followed. My understanding has been broadened. I hope that makes sense.
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Hi, I am an archaeologist with an interest in the medieval period. This course xhoild complimrnt my interests and allow me to look at the Dark Ages within context and broaden what I already know.
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Archaeologist, studied a module similar to this years ago during a history course, want to see how it compares, if I learn anything new and look at the context behind what is going on in the world today. More curious about what this can teach me.
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The ninety fifth regiment of foot were famed for their fighting abilities during the Napoleonic Wars. They were used by the British Army as sharpshooters, skirmishers and scouts against their enemy. Their weapon was the Baker Rifle. But nothing could prepare their stranded soldier for the alien spaceship landing, then opening in front of him.
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I've been on loads, took the same Starr Carr course. Most excavations have been prior to development, like road, rail and housing schemes. Some research digs abroad.
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One of the best books I have ever read, I still hold it as one of my favorites is H. G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds'. I like how we know very little about the main character, we never learn their name, their appearance but we know details about their gender, life and family. I wanted to read into the story more. It also feels entirely believable about how...
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When I was younger I loved reading, usually sci fi and fantasy books, but also historical fiction. Basically anything that contained how different people respond to warfare and how they adapt to the changes it wrought on people. Then as I went to university I started to read more classic literature, while still reading my favorites as a teenager, I didn't want...
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Are there any methods that particularly appeal to you? I find a mix.
Do you enjoy describing a character’s appearance, for example? This can be fun, the face is an example, when speaking to someone we see and read their facial expressions, quite important when looking at a character.
Do you like the idea of using first-person narration, so that the...
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This is a great idea, as always there are more questions that could be asked, branching off if you want a character set in a particular time period. Including but not limited too knowledge, language used, etc.
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I feel point 1 is a combination of empathy and mixed between accident and design.
That said to fully write as someone that isn't me, empathy is certainly a challenge, especially when it comes to the opposite gender but I'd rather learn and identify that and watch it grow. Take steps to improve on it.
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People like Aristotle and Plato in ancient Greece would comment on soil degradation and thought overploughing in ancient Greece led to low quality farmland.
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Soil is made up of various matter, split into two main categories of organic and inorganic matter. This can to broken down to live and dead flora and fauna, air and water.
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Hi, I'm an archaeologist and I deal a lot with digging soils, but I'm here to giund out how it is formed. As well as how understanding soil formation can impact archaeological sites.
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Trying to dodge people, hoping to not get spotted. That was to close.
But this evening was clear and he could make himself visible as he was now happy and tomorrow would be his 700th year of being a ghost.
He wandered through walls and closed doors. Not seeing the newly installed security cameras. On the front wall of the castle, a sign said, 'Come visit the... -
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Ghost.
In a big, stone walled castle overlooking the sea on an outcrop was a lonely ghost. He often wandered around the castle in the dead of night when it was dry. He couldn't stand the rain. But who he really couldn't bear were people.
All pink and hairy and tall and thin and fat. They spooked him.
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A surgeon that is afraid of blood.
A beautiful Miss World contestant that has a degree in Molecular Biology and professor at Oxford.
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The tv show director who wants to be an movie actor.
The strict teacher that is easy going in their own time.
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I have one character that likes his life organised, disciplined and has purpose. But is thrown into the fire from their frying pan. Things that are beyond the persons understanding they must adapt, for their scenario is a matter of life or death, not just for them but also people around them.
